Graduated in Geological Engineering from the Federal University of Ouro Preto - UFOP (2011) and holds a Masters in Geotechnical Engineering from the Federal University of Ouro Preto - UFOP (2015). Currently works for VALE Brazil as General Manager of Geotechnics and Hydrogeology, and is a PhD student at Brasília University (UNB - Brazil). Holds experience in Geosciences, with emphasis on geotechnics (rock mechanics and slope stability analysis) and geotechnical design criteria.